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A preliminary hearing to establish whether there is enough evidence against Tyler James Robinson for the case to proceed to trial enters Day 3 in Utah.<\/strong><\/p>

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Defense attorney Kathryn Nester talks to Tyler James Robinson during the preliminary hearing on Tuesday. (Trent Nelson\/Pool\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PROVO, Utah \u2014 Heading into this week\u2019s hearing in the killing of Charlie Kirk, we already had a good sense of the prosecution\u2019s case. But the defense strategy has been much less clear. Two days into a preliminary hearing meant to help the judge decide if there\u2019s enough evidence to head to trial, we\u2019re learning a bit more \u2014 but I still have lots of questions.<\/p>\n

The defendant, Tyler James Robinson, has yet to enter a plea as prosecutors seek the death penalty. On Tuesday, the defense called its first witness and tried to cast doubt on the reliability of the DNA evidence that officials say links Robinson to the crime. Prosecutors sounded exasperated at times with the detail of the defense\u2019s questioning about the nuances of DNA science.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not clear how the defense will deal with a central challenge: Robinson\u2019s own words.<\/p>

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Authorities say he confessed in texts to his then-roommate before he turned himself in. The Post also reported<\/u><\/a> last year that Robinson appeared to admit to the killing in messages to friends on Discord: \u201cIt was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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